x, 382 p. : 26 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index

Prologue -- Edward Weston-a Midwestern upbringing, 1886-1905 -- Weston takes on Tropico, 1906-1912 -- Margrethe Mather-an inauspicious start, 1886-1912 -- The City of the Angels, 1850-1913 -- Getting established, early 1913 -- Getting acquainted, late 1913 to 1914 -- Challenges, 1915 -- Outside influences, 1916 -- The tide turns, 1917 -- War and pestilence, 1918 -- Exhilaration, 1919 -- Seeking acclaim, 1920 -- Fame and angst, 1921 -- Tragedies and triumphs, 1922 -- Endings and beginnings, 1923 -- Epilogue -- Afterword

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